Vertigo (film Score) - Breakdown of Music Cues

Breakdown of Music Cues

Bernard Herrmann's score for Vertigo consists of 42 cues, which comprise about 74 minutes of music heard in the film. (The small bits of source music used in the film, such as the Mozart piece heard on Midge's phonograph or the music Scottie and Judy dance to late in the film, were not composed by Herrmann and are therefore not considered as part of the score.) Note that Herrmann spelled the Kim Novak character's name as Madeline, not Madeleine.

In the following list, the timing of the cues in the actual film are given. The letters afterward represent which CD release the cue can be found on, if applicable. is the original version of the soundtrack recording; the McNeely re-recording; and the expanded re-release of the original soundtrack. would be the Conlon re-recording, but as this recording contains all cues below, it was deemed unnecessary to be included in the list.

  1. Prelude -
  2. Roof-Top -
  3. The Window
  4. Madeline (a.k.a. Madeline's First Appearance) -
  5. Madeline's Car -
  6. The Flowershop -
  7. The Alleyway -
  8. The Mission -
  9. Mission Organ -
  10. Graveyard -
  11. Tombstone -
  12. Carlotta's Portrait -
  13. The Hotel
  14. The Hallway
  15. The Nosegay
  16. The Catalogue
  17. The Gallery
  18. The Bay -
  19. Sleep
  20. By The Fireside -
  21. Exit
  22. The Streets -
  23. The Outing
  24. The Forest -
  25. The Beach -
  26. 3 A.M.
  27. The Dream -
  28. Farewell -
  29. The Tower -
  30. The Nightmare -
  31. Dawn -
  32. The Past -
  33. The Girl -
  34. The Letter -
  35. Goodnight -
  36. The Park -
  37. The Hair Color
  38. Beauty Parlor
  39. Scene D'Amour -
  40. The Necklace -
  41. The Return -
  42. Finale -

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